After searching since early yesterday, West Deptford police pinpoint the smell to gas line purging at Eagle Point.
After being plagued by an elusive smell all day yesterday, West Deptford Emergency Management Coordinator Joseph Gill said that the source of the odor has been identified. While the odor has a gas smell to it, it wasn't a gas leak, Gill said. The smell stemmed from Sunoco purging gas lines at the Eagle Point Refinery as part of the demolishing work currently taking place. Sunoco will continue to purge the gas lines for the next few days, according to Gill, and during that time the odor will most likely shift from area to area depending on the wind patterns. Even with the odor still hanging in the air, Gill reiterated there is no danger to West Deptford residents or residents in neighboring towns. “That odor tends to linger,” said Gill. “…
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South Jersey Industries announce 15-year contract to supply the future West Deptford Energy Station with natural gas supplies and management services.
A little less than a year after its groundbreaking ceremony, West Deptford Energy agreed to a 15-year contract with South Jersey Resources Group (SJRG) in order to supply fuel management services to the future power plant. Under the 15-year contract, SJGR will provide natural gas supplies and management services for those supplies to the West Deptford Energy Station. The contract also grants SJGR exclusive rights to extend those services to the additional 400-megawatt expansion, if it is constructed as planned. “We are extremely pleased to be part of this project as it will add a clean and cost-efficient power generation source in New Jersey and will support the local economy with jobs,” said South Jersey Industries Chairman Edward …
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